Title: Demonstrate the principles of aseptic technique during perioperative procedures.
Course: Surgical Technologist I (14056-I) > Section: Applying Aseptic Technique and Surgical Asepsis

Demonstration should include

- practicing hand hygiene
- practicing surgical scrub
- orienting to the sterile field
- preparing the patient for surgery
- donning correct sterile attire (e.g., mask, gown, shoe covers)
- opening packages and placing contents on the sterile field, as appropriate for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative events.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What events typically occur in the preoperative phase? The intraoperative phase? The postoperative phase? How is the surgical technologist involved in each phase?
- How does the application of asepsis techniques differ from one stage of the operative procedure to another? Why?